Canvas-LMS vs Duo Security

Canvas-LMS and Duo Security both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Duo Security (rank #277) holds a modest lead over Canvas-LMS (rank #726) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 30). The gap of 16 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Canvas-LMS. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Duo Security is ahead of Canvas-LMS. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Canvas-LMS. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Duo Security is slightly ahead of Canvas-LMS. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Duo Security is clearly ahead of Canvas-LMS.

Canvas-LMS carries 1 GitHub stars across 1 public repos, with 0 repositories active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors on record. Duo Security shows 1,477 stars across 52 public repos, 16 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Duo Security's footprint is roughly 1477.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Canvas-LMS is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Duo Security looks better where momentum is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.